Higashi, Edward

Edward Higashi, an employee of the County of Los Angeles/Sheriff's Department (permissibly self-insured, administered by Sedgwick CMS), filed a Petition for Reconsideration or, in the alternative, Petition for Removal challenging a WCJ's decision. The WCJ's decision contained both a final finding on a threshold issue and an interlocutory finding. Because the petitioner challenged only an interlocutory finding/order, the Appeals Board applied the removal standard rather than the reconsideration standard. The Board found that the petitioner failed to demonstrate significant prejudice or irreparable harm, or that reconsideration would not be an adequate remedy. The Petition was denied.